Schneller als gedacht: The Israel Prisons Service began the release of scores of jailed Palestinians late Monday morning, sending 57 prisoners from the Ketziot prison in the Negev back to their homes in the West Bank. Another 30 prisoners were expected to be freed and sent home to the Gaza Strip later in the day. But procedural and legal questions may delay their release at least until Tuesday. +++++ In der Nähe des Grenzzauns innerhalb Gaza-Territorium werden zwei Hamas-Mitglieder bei einem Schußwechsel mit der IDF, die einen leicht verletzten zu beklagen hat getötet. +++++ Syrian President Bashar Assad told the British Broadcasting Corp. on Monday that IAF warplanes attacked an "unused military building" in his country last month and said Damascus reserves the right to retaliate. Und widerspricht damit den Fachleuten vom Vortag. Also ein bisschen angegriffen worden zu sein ist doch nicht schlecht! +++++ In Nablus werden bei einem Geldwechsler 98 000US$ geraubt. Die landesweite Fahndung... erschien leider nicht, hatte wohl gerade mit Moscheen attackieren, Hamasmitglieder foltern und anderen schönen Dingen des Fatah-Lebens zu tun. +++++ Na endlich: Six right-wing activists were arrested Monday as IDF troops and police evacuated a newly-erected outpost near the West Bank town of Elon Moreh, shortly after clearing out others near Hashmonaim and Halhoul. A female IDF officer was lightly wounded when stones were thrown at the forces and a policeman who was hit in the ensuing fight collapsed. The policeman soon recovered and did not need to be evacuated as he received medical attention at the scene. The Civil Administration destroyed four illegal buildings in the area. Security forces were also set to evacuate two sites next to Kedumim and Givat Eitam. The activists waiting at those sites vowed to show passive resistance but pledged to return after the evacuation. +++++ Some 72 percent of Israelis support the use of nuclear weapons in specific circumstances, a Canadian survey revealed on Monday.

The Palestinian Authority will publicly call for the involvement of an international body to oversee the implementation of agreements with Israel on economic and political reforms in the PA, according to a senior Palestinian source. The PA is expected to ask for such involvement during the peace summit scheduled to take place in the United States in November. According to the same source, who is involved in the negotiations with Israel and asked for anonymity, Israel is expected to accept the participation of a "third party" in the region. [Glaubhaft, richtig, aber welcher Trottel-Staat wird sich das antun?]

Der Brüller: Nachdem es zu verschiedenen Demonstrationen und aufrufen und Klagen aus dem Sicherheitsbereich wegen ausstehender Gehaltszahlungen... The Palestinian Cabinet announced on Monday that all military employees from the National Security Services may lodge complaints about not having received their salaries. The complaints are to be sent through a special committee which has been appointed to follow up on the payment of salaries to the Palestinian National Security Services. The cabinet called on all the military employees who have not received their salaries to telephone the committee as soon as possible. +++++ Die gestern vermeldeten looting-Aktionen marodierender IDF-Milizen in der Westbank führen naturgemäß zu 12 entführten Palästinensern. Die Gründe für die Entführungen sind unbekannt. +++++ Dagegen bleibt die Fatah im Tagesschnitt: 6 Hamas-Mitglieder werden verhaftet. Da es davon wohl Tausende gibt hat die Fatah damit ein schönes Beschäftigungsprogramm für die nächsten Jahre.